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Triggered by a stolen bike, the attack on the evening of October 6 last year followed several violent clashes between two gangs of teenage boys known as C4 and G10 in the Medway towns.

Kyle's mum, Nikki Yule, attended throughout the eight-week-long proceedings. She was among those sobbing in the public gallery as the verdicts were announced after almost 16 hours' deliberating.

Nikki and her son Kyle Yule (Image: Facebook)

Reacting to the sentences, Nikki released a statement, saying she hoped the outcome "will help send out a very strong message to all young people, that knife crime cannot and will not be tolerated in any way."

As well as paying tribute to a kind hearted, funny and popular Kyle, Nikki also commended the young witnesses who took to the stand in court, who she said showed "remarkable courage" in speaking out against the defendants.

Her heartbreaking statement in full

Words cannot express the devastating loss of my precious son Kyle. His death has broken my heart and my children are broken without their big brother.

Kyle Yule aged 6

Kyle was a beautiful, kind hearted, funny boy. He was my best friend. He was extremely popular, brightening up people’s day, often the centre of attention and making everyone laugh. He was a fantastic big brother, grandson and son. He was very much loved and is so dearly missed.

Aside from losing Kyle, attending this trial is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to experience. I’ve had to listen to the awful detail of what they all did to my boy.

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I want to say a particular thank you to the witnesses, many of them only teenagers, who have shown remarkable courage in standing up to these defendants and giving evidence. These young witnesses saw my son being murdered and now have that shocking memory that will live with them forever.

Kyle Yule aged 14

I hold my hands up to my family and friends that got me through this awful ordeal. To the girls that gave up their days to support me at court, to my sister-in-law and brother that were very close to Kyle who have had to relive this nightmare with me. To my mum and dad who literally held me together in those first few months. Without any of their help and support I wouldn’t have got through this nightmare.

I want to say thank you to the police who did an excellent job in identifying and finding these murderers so quickly and to Victim Support for all their help throughout this process.

The murder of Kyle Yule

Finally I want to say, I hope the outcome today will help send out a very strong message to all young people, that knife crime cannot and will not be tolerated in any way, shape or form. No one should feel the need to carry knives. People’s lives can be lost so quickly and needlessly, just look at what happened to my Kyle.

Quite simply knife crime destroys lives.

Sentencing

Victor Maibvisira, of St John's Road, Gillingham, Ephrain Akinwunmi-Streets, 17, from Sittingbourne, Kent, Tyler Ralph, also 17 and from Stevenage in Hertfordshire, Shezakia Daley, 17 and from Gillingham, and 16-year-old Jordan Dania, from Croydon, south London, all denied murder and violent disorder but were found guilty.

Only Maibvisira and Daley gave evidence. Both blamed each other for stabbing Kyle.

All five will be sentenced next Thursday (June 14).

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